World

  • Urgent appeal

    Urgent appeal The New Socialist Party of Sri Lanka is appealing for donations from supporters and friends to replace a computer that recently broke down . The comrades need $1200. The computer is essential to producing their newspaper Hareya.

  • Development threat to Amazon Indians, rainforest

    One hundred representatives of native peoples from Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana held their first ever summit in Boa Vista, capital of Brazil's northernmost state of Roraima, for four days at the end of August. Leaders from the

  • Cadres turned capitalists

    Rampant corruption of Communist Party officials in China has been well known since 1949. But Deng Xiaoping's capitalist "reforms" since 1979 have given them new means of enrichment. Lavish banquets, bigger villas, consumer

  • Greenpeace collects evidence of climate change

    Greenpeace collects evidence of climate changeThe Greenpeace protest vessel Arctic Sunrise has recently visited communities along the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea coasts of Alaska to document observations by native peoples of

  • Indonesian troops rampage through campus

    Indonesian troops rampage through campusScores of university students, workers and lectures were injured when Mobile Brigade troops went on a violent rampage through the campus of Syiah Kuala University, according to a

  • Unionist 'consent' stifles Irish peace talks

    The start of Irish peace negotiations may have marked a crossroads in Irish history, but signs of such a momentous event were hard to find. At Stormont Castle in Belfast, Sinn Féin took its seats at the negotiating table

  • Birth-control riots

    Birth-control riots Authorities in China's southern province of Guangdong have ordered birth-control officials to stop abusing power following several outbreaks of rioting over stiff fines, Chinese newspapers have reported. They also warned

  • Privatisation push at Chinese CP congress

    Privatisation push at Chinese CP congressChinese President Jiang Zemin has pronounced a firm intention to further restore the rule the market and private profits to China at the Communist Party's 15th congress, held in

  • Greek Anti-Racist Festival

    Athens — The second Anti-Racist Festival was held here over the weekend of September 12-14, gathering thousands of people together in discussions about how to confront rising racism in Greece and in Europe and to fight for

  • In Africa

    In Africa World Bank protests veterans' victory The World Bank is withholding a US$62 million loan to Zimbabwe in protest at the Mugabe government's compensation package for liberation war veterans. Following a determined campaign of

  • In Albright's wake

    RAMALLAH — On September 15, the Israeli government announced the lifting of the internal closure on Palestinian towns in the West Bank. This decision means Palestinians can now travel between towns but are still prohibited from

  • Upsurge of violence as Algerians prepare for elections

    On October 23, Algerians will go to the polls in local elections. Thirty-eight political parties, two coalitions and several independents are fielding candidates. The parties which will stand are the National Liberation Front